Liverpool and Mohamed Salah agree FREE transfer in shock decision that impacts summer budget

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However, it seems the agreement is coming to an end one year earlier than initially expected.It has now emerged that Liverpool will instead allow Salah to leave the club on a free transfer at the end of the current season. The club are said to accept the player’s desire to start a new chapter in his career after nine years at Anfield.READ MORE: BREAKING: Mohamed Salah's agent breaks silence on Liverpool exit and next move rumoursREAD MORE: Liverpool release Mohamed Salah statement moments after sudden exit videoThe move will see Liverpool free up around £400k-a-week in weekly wages from their books for next season, which could come in useful for the upcoming transfer window.

I will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season."I wanted to start by saying that I never imagined how deeply this club, this city, this people would become part of my life."Liverpool is not just a football club, it's a passion it's a history. I can't explain the words to anyone not part of this club."We celebrated victory, we won the most important trophies and we fought together through the hardest time in our life."I want to thank everyone who was part of this club throughout my time here, especially the team-mates past and present."And to the fans: I don't have enough words, the support you showed me through the best time of my career and you stood by me in the toughest times."It is something I will never forget and something I will take with me always.

I will always be one of you."This club will always be my home to me and to my family. Thank you for everything, because of all of you I will never walk alone."Salah’s final game in a Liverpool shirt could come in the Champions League final, which takes place on 30 May.